Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard at the scene where an explosion hit on Tuesday the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Lebanese army bulldozers plowed through wreckage to reopen roads around Beirut's demolished port on Thursday as the government pledged to investigate the devastating explosion and placed port officials under house arrest.

It also may have accelerated the country’s coronavirus outbreak, as thousands flooded into hospitals in the wake of the blast. Hundreds of thousands have been forced to move in with relatives and friends after their homes were damaged, further raising the risks of exposure. Losses from the blast are estimated to be between $10 billion to $15 billion, Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud told the Saudi-owned TV station Al-Hadath on Wednesday, adding that nearly 300,000 people are homeless.

Authorities had largely contained the outbreak by imposing a sweeping lockdown in March and April, but case numbers have risen in recent weeks. A renewed lockdown was to go in effect this week but those plans were canceled after the explosion. The country has reported more than 5,400 coronavirus cases and 68 deaths since February.

The Port of Beirut and customs office are notorious for being among the most corrupt and lucrative institutions in Lebanon, where various factions and politicians, including the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, hold sway. , which has survived decades of war and conflict. Several city blocks were left littered with rubble, broken glass and damaged vehicles.

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I just remembered how Macron, a French leftist, rebuked the mob when they wanted to plunder historical monuments. Not even the Republicans in the US wanted to take a stand for historical monuments.

Surely his extreme creepiness will distract people from their plight.

Remember the US MARINES October23,1983 WeNEVERFORGETNoaidnorComfort2theEnemy

A real president and humanitarian realDonaldTrump would never do such a kind, compassionate and humanitarian thing. trumpsadisgrace americaortrump trumpsasocioath trumpwearsadultdiapers trumpshavingTIAs

He should visit Kashmir too... more people died and more have been injured.. why being selective KashmiriLivesMatter HamidMirPAK mubasherlucman Reuters BeirutExplosion

Is he bringing tons of aid and sanction relief, or he just wanted to stroll around zionist destruction.

lewis_goodall According to the British government headed by BorisJohnson France isn’t a sovereign, independent country. Did EmmanuelMacron have to get permission from Brussels to travel there? Of course he didn’t!!!!

Unless France is gonna throw down a ton of medical supplies, food, and other urgent aid, I am going to guess his postcolonial presence will not be particularly welcome.

lewis_goodall But surely he's not allowed to project global power … he's supposed to be shackled by the EU. Only we are allowed to do things like that

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